Driver of truck that hit girl in Raleigh parade released on bond

RALEIGH, N.C. — The man who was driving a truck that fatally hit a girl in a North Carolina holiday parade has been released on bond.

Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman confirmed that Landen Glass, 20, was released on a $4,000 bond, The News & Record reported. Glass is scheduled to return to court Jan. 26.

The driver of a white pickup truck towing a float in the Raleigh Christmas parade on Saturday morning lost control and hit the girl, who died from her injuries, Raleigh police said.

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Glass was charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle, careless and reckless driving, using improper equipment, unsafe movement and carrying a firearm in a parade.

If convicted of all those offenses, Glass could face a maximum sentence of one year in jail, a 30-day suspension of his driver’s license, up to a $750 fine and a lasting mark on his driving record. A family member told WRAL-TV that Glass would not be making a statement.

Nobody else at the parade was injured in the collision.

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